Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A garment worker has been killed after a speeding vehicle hit the auto-rickshaw he was taking on his way to work in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj on Thursday morning.

The accident occurred around 8am near the Adamjee Export Processing Zone, where Abul Hossain worked at a garment factory. He suffered serious injuries in the collision.

Abul's co-worker Jubayer Hossain, who took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said the 27-year-old was employed as a junior dry process operator at Soad Garments in the Adamjee EPZ.

Jubayer said Abul was travelling to the factory in an auto-rickshaw when a speeding vehicle struck it. Locals rescued the injured worker and took him to a hospital.

Jubayer went to the hospital after receivin...